Ep. 42 When You Want to Feel Hope With Your PDA, Autistic Child… But Can’t
About this episode
This episode explores the complexities of feeling hope while parenting a hypersensitive, high-needs, PDA/autistic child.
When you’re parenting a hypersensitive, high-needs, PDA/autistic child, hope can start to feel complicated.For some parents, hope feels completely out of reach.No matter how much you want to feel it… you just can’t access it.For others, hope is there—but it doesn’t feel safe to touch.Because every time you let yourself feel it… it feels like it gets taken away.You see progress—then regression.You feel relief—then disappointment.You open to possibility—then get pulled back into fear.Over time, many parents find themselves in an internal bind:Wanting to feel hope…While also protecting themselves from it.In this episode, we explore:• why hope can feel out of reach—or unsafe to feel• how nervous system states and the brain’s negativity bias shape your ability to feel hope• why non-linear growth makes hope feel risky• and how hope can begin to return—not through forcing positivity, but through safety, agency, and shifting meaningThis is a deeply validating and empowering conversation for any parent who feels like hope has disappeared—or feels too painful to hold onto.👉 Read the full blog here 👉 For deeper support, download my free guide + video series: 7 Steps to Regulated &…
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- Ep. 40 Breaking the Anger and Rage Cycle in PDA & Autistic Parenting
- Ep. 39 Why Most Parents of PDA, Autistic Kids Feel Like They Are Not Good Enough
- Ep. 38 When Your PDA Child Hits Burnout — and Your Fear About The Future Starts Growing
- Ep. 37 Why Real Regulation Can Often Look Messy With Your PDA, Autistic Child
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